tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post8557346967392361555..comments2014-08-11T20:53:49.898+02:00Comments on Red, White and Bleu: Fiddle-de-deeParisgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06541058433269818013noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-67353682103552568722009-05-27T01:01:25.302+02:002009-05-27T01:01:25.302+02:00Iota, and, even more depressingly, it continues da...Iota, and, even more depressingly, it continues day after day.<br />Dumdad, agree totally (except for BNP joke). Pay MPs properly, give them set expenses, as in France, and give them grace-and-favour flats or subsidised rented accommodation. <br />Julie, thanks for your kind words. I think the French system is better (though it could hardly be worse!) so sorry for giving the opposite impression.<br />NWBD, It is sad and sickening for exactly the reason Nota Bene gives.Parisgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541058433269818013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-20366592762371545452009-05-21T21:19:57.930+02:002009-05-21T21:19:57.930+02:00For me, the whole expenses saga is less about what...For me, the whole expenses saga is less about what they did or didn't claim for, and more about what it has revealed about the mind set of the people who want to govern us. And that is quite sad when you think about it.Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-76642367390969850782009-05-21T18:18:05.117+02:002009-05-21T18:18:05.117+02:00It all makes me want to gag!
GGIt all makes me want to gag!<br /><br />GGNot Waving but Drowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173592716619679396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-19310513238323060552009-05-21T10:12:22.545+02:002009-05-21T10:12:22.545+02:00Hi! I can't help thinking that your take on the Fr...Hi! I can't help thinking that your take on the French Parliament is somewhat unfair...<br /><br />My father was a French MP (backbencher then frontbencher) for over 15 years (in the 80s/90s). I asked him recently, because of the Westminster mess, what perks and allowances he had. It is not true that the French system is less regulated than the British one. My father had generous allowances to entertain and things like taxis (always with receipts); he got a good motgage rate to buy his constituency/country house - but without any contribution towards actual paiments; he could travel for free on trains. That was about it. It is generous, but there was no way he could have got grocery bills or gardening expenses paid by the Parliament.<br /><br />This said, I'm not saying that the French system is perfect, very far from it! And Chirac, as President, was a special, if shoking, case. As you may know, we French like to treat our President as a Republican monarch... Daft, isn't it?<br /><br />I really enjoy you blog, BTW!<br /><br />JxJulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-31713489885019273002009-05-21T01:27:12.860+02:002009-05-21T01:27:12.860+02:00Shame on you Dumdad for living up to your name. Th...Shame on you Dumdad for living up to your name. The BNP joke is way beyond the bounds of decency!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-36030939581256572152009-05-21T01:20:39.320+02:002009-05-21T01:20:39.320+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.scotty1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10741583501897400843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-52399705901792918792009-05-20T19:59:25.293+02:002009-05-20T19:59:25.293+02:00I'm glad this has all come to light. I have no pro...I'm glad this has all come to light. I have no problem with MPs' salaries - in fact, they could be higher - and I have no problem in charging for certain expenses. <br /><br />BUT, when an MP claims £16,000 or whatever it was, for paying off a mortgage that was already paid off then that's fraud. And he or she should be jailed or fined - us ordinary people would be.<br /><br />And why are some MPs saying they have done nothing wrong but they'll be handing back certain monies? Only because they've been caught out by the Telegraph's revelations.<br /><br />It's a rotten government and a rotten Parliament and it's time for a change. Vote BNP (joke).Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1988897878875491148.post-69629771876662024532009-05-20T19:32:59.173+02:002009-05-20T19:32:59.173+02:00'Depressing' is the word.'Depressing' is the word.Iotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.com